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[deleted] t1_iuet6ap wrote

Reply to comment by Gemmabeta in TIL: Asthmador was an asthma treatment in the US in the 1950s. It was made up of 3 toxic/hallucinogenic compounds belladonna (atropine), stramonium (nightshade/jimson weed), and potassium perchlorate (oxidant commonly used in fireworks). One common delivery method for Asthmador - cigarettes! by Geek_Nan

Scopolamine has a number of uses in medicine where it is used in low doses to treat:Postoperative nausea and vomiting. Motion sickness, including sea sickness, leading to its use by scuba divers (where it is often applied as a transdermal patch behind the ear) Gastrointestinal spasms; Renal or biliary spasms

Scopolamine is also used to treat certain stomach or intestinal problems, muscle spasms, and Parkinson-like conditions.

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porcelainvacation t1_iufmxp9 wrote

I had to have a lymph node removed from my face for a melanoma biopsy and it was entangled with my salivary gland. I was given scopolamine patches to control the production of saliva while it healed to control the leakage from the gland. They worked really well.

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Dockhead t1_iufm4qs wrote

If I remember correctly it’s also an antidote to certain neurotoxins

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